Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 505

FORMERLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 1018

AN ACT TO AMEND SUBCHAPTER II, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 19, DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE REPLACEMENT OF PROSTHESIS FOR INJURED PERSONS WITHOUT CONSTITUTING A NEW CLAIM PERIOD.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend §2322 of Subchapter II, Chapter 23, Title 19, Delaware Code by adding thereto a new subsection to be designated as subsection (f) to read as follows:

"(f) Every insurance carrier or self-insurer shall be required to replace or renew a defective or worn out prosthesis for the life of the injured person without such replacement or renewal constituting a claim period."

Approved July 12, 1978.